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The Category 4 storm destroyed one library in each parish, and officials are still working out plans to replace them.

A Disney musical, Christian entertainment, a fireworks show, a fishing workshop and a wedding expo are all on tap in coming days in the Houma area.

Early voting begins Saturday for Lafourche elections Early voting begins Saturday in a runoff election for a vacant Lafourche Parish Council seat and a property tax proposal in Lockport.  Early voting in the April 24 election will run from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday through April 17, except Sunday, at three sites in Lafourche:  ► Lafourche Registrar of Voters' Office, 307 W. Fourth St.; Thibodaux.  ► Mathews Government Complex, 4876 La. 1.  ► South Lafourche Library, 16241 E. Main St., Galliano.    There are no ballot items in Terrebonne.   Because none of the three candidat...

Voters in Lockport will decide April 24 to approve a property tax to help pay for recreation in that area.  Lafourche Recreation District No. 1 is asking voters to approve a 2-mill property tax to raise $185,000 a year for 10 years to pay for recreation services. Rec District 1 covers La. 1 near Acadia Drive near Ochsner St. Anne in Raceland to Edna Plantation in Lockport.    A mill is $1 in tax levied on every $1,000 of property. If approved, the tax would take effect in 2022.   In Louisiana, the first $75,000 of a home’s value is tax-exempt.  The 2-mill tax would cost the owner ...

Early voting begins today in the March 20 election to fill a vacant seat on the Lafourche Parish Council.